Under One Roof Lyrics - Singles - Rubettes

Billy ran away from his home to find away to live in peace 

His Mama didn't give a damn about him 

His Papa's on the run from the Police 

When Billy hit the city - the city hit Billy 

No one needs you when your down and out 

Then one kind guy with the painted eyes 

Pi@ked him up and bailed him out 

Under one roof sharing one room 

Nobody cared about them under one roof 

Sharing one room daring the world to part them 

Billy found it hard to find a job to make some pay 

AII day looking round 

getting me down I was being turned away 

And Johnny was the only one who didn't talk down 

To Billy from up above and for the first time in his life 

Billy found out what it felt like to be loved. 

Under one roof sharing one love 

Nobody cared about them under one roof 

Sharing one love daring the world to part them. 

Somehow Billy's Papa found out all about the style of Billy's life 

And it didn't take long before he came round and he had a knife 

He cut up Johnny stole all his money 

He called him all the names that he could find 

Said he'd wait for Billy at the factory tomorrow 

And show him what they do to Billy's kind. 

Under one roof sharing on love 

Now the whole world knew about them 

under one roof 

Sharing one love daring the world to part them. 

Johnny said 'Billy we can run away from the world no more 

I'm gonna fetch my daddy 

I'm gonna show the world who I'm living for and if I lose my job 

If I lose my life you'll know one thing is true 

He can take away anything from me 

But he won't take me from you. 

And at five thirty dead his daddy waited at the factory 

For him to come and how it did degrade 

Him he cut him and he slayed him 

And spat on him in front of ev'ryone 

As Billy lay dying his Papa started crying 

Because the parent through him he became 

And all because the person who has the first to give him love 

Had been a man.